TSU88 1,073 Report post Posted October 29, 2017 Very impressed with the team. Bucknell is a legit mid-major, & we beat them, without Morman & Tunstall in the lineup. We’re deep, & athletic. There will still be stretches where we’ll struggle to score, but, when we get out on transition, we can score in spurts. I thought today that we simply wore Bucknell out in the 2nd half. Gorham looked great. Had like 20 & 10. Looks like he might be one of those guys you hear about who makes a big jump from freshman to sophomore year. Martin is a player. Just needs to control the occasional out of control drives to the hoop. Morsell looked really good. While his outside shot wasn’t falling, he was extremely productive in transition & driving to the rack. Eddie Keith had a sports center worthy dunk & looked good Alex Thomas showed a nice shooting touch. His challenge will be staying out of foul trouble McNeil knocked down a couple 3’s. He looks poised for a productive season Starr did a nice job handling the ball. I don’t recall any TO’s off the top of my head Ingram is skinny but really athletic. I don’t see him redshirting, as he can be a big asset in transition Prophete was ok. I think he only took 2 shots, but I don’t remember any turnovers Drayton didn’t get off the bench. I’m guessing he’s going to redshirt On to the regular season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,236 Report post Posted October 29, 2017 Yes, Drayton likely to redshirt. Wasn't happy in the first half, though this was a very good Patriot League team with five starters back and a very good center. I wonder if Gorham is the starter because he gives us an offensive threat and Thomas doesn't. Thomas might be better off the bench though he still got in foul trouble today. Gorham can play better defensively and he's pretty good, but what he isn't is 6-10, 240. Their big guy was outstanding and got many good looks against Gorham. Thomas has the size to play him better yet I don't think we are going to face that many quality big guys that are 6-10+ on our schedule aside from Knight from W&M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sr16 158 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ranking-all-351-college-basketball-teams-from-duke-to-alabama-a-m/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sr16 158 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2741495-power-ranking-every-college-basketball-conference-ahead-of-the-2017-18-season - has the CAA as a potential mulitple tourney bid league - everyone is really really high on Charleston Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sr16 158 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/basketball/how-can-mid-majors-get-more-ncaa-bids-band-together/article_a5ea9b2c-f19b-5ead-9a75-b3f56cbb7327.html - interesting article about mid majors in an attempt to get bids Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSU88 1,073 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) As to the CBS sports rankings, We're #111, out of 351. Obviously, these preseason rankings, while interesting to look at, can vary wildly by the end of the season. But, for what its worth, here are rankings for some of the teams we play this season: C of C: (everyone's preseason CAA darling) 48 Oakland (not the Raiders): 45 Missouri State (who we might play in the Florida tournament) 58 Georgia Southern (who we might play in the Florida tournament) 89 Bucknell (who we just beat, albeit in an exhibition game) 72 Manhattan (who we play, or might play, in Ireland and/or the Florida tournament) 134 Elon: 131 Hofstra: (my pick for CAA sleeper team) 139 UNCW: (be nice to see them knocked down a peg) 159 Pittsburgh (not the Steelers. Our only P5 opponent this year, I think) 153 UMBC: 173 ODU (our season opener, on 11/10) 191 NIU (who we might play in the Florida tournament) 246 Holy Cross (we we play, or might play, in Ireland) 277 FAU (our 1st opponent in the Florida tournament) 313 Edited November 1, 2017 by TSU88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSU88 1,073 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 Forgot LaSalle, ranked #92, who we play in Ireland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sr16 158 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 I saw another site had us around 130 ish. Eveyone is super super high on Charleston which I understand.. But I like our chances this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TigerFan54 102 Report post Posted November 1, 2017 Hofstra won't be an easy out -- that kid Wright-Foreman is a hell of a shooter and the big kid Gustys is back. And UMBC was a well-coached team that we barely beat last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted November 2, 2017 everyone is high on charleston because they are head and shoulders above everyone in the league. 2 bids for CAA is laughable, only real shot is C of C to do work OOC/CAA play and then lose in CAA final *they play a good OOC sched. There are 4 Tiers in the CAA this year: Tier 1. 1. Charleston--return everyone, good coach and physical style of play Tier 2. 2. Elon-- Return pretty much everyone, well coached and incredibly balance 3. Hofstra-- wright foreman is back along with gustys and pemberton and buie back from injury--negative is their coach 4. Towson 5. UNCW-- Still have cacock and talley Tier 3. 6. NE- always good and well coached 7. Drexel-- young and showed signs last year 8. WM--lost a ton Tier 4; 9. Delaware-- Daley and what else? 10. JMU-- Lost a ton of upperclassmen, may be a good thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
